Category Archives: Science Culture

Scientists are Human too

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Athene Donald

As I took a painkiller for a headache with my breakfast the other day, in advance of a first year lecture to 350 undergraduates, I was reminded of the words from the Yeoman of the Guard sung by the mournful … Continue reading →

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The Pleasures of Committee Work

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Athene Donald

I have to admit I find the dynamics of watching a committee come together and work effectively peculiarly satisfying, which is an odd sort of confession to make. I am intrigued by the social interactions that need to develop if … Continue reading →

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Unwritten Rules

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Athene Donald

Last week I had a meeting with a professorial colleague, a woman from a Humanities Department who is heading up a working group within the university. We were discussing how to ensure she got the information she needed and I … Continue reading →

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What’s Sauce for the Goose….

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Athene Donald

Ah hubris! In my last post I discussed confidence, and tricks that anxious students and interviewees might care to practice so that, whatever their internal tremors, they can come across as cool and confident.  I am sure that read as … Continue reading →

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Blushes and Bluster

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Athene Donald

Last week I participated in the Eureka Live debate on Women in Science at the Wellcome Collection in London.  My fellow panellist Ottoline Leyser, spoke passionately in favour of being positive. (Ottoline, you may recall, is the author of that … Continue reading →

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